Dindigul Dragons (DD) will square off against Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) in the 16th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2023 at the SCF Cricket Ground in Salem on Sunday (June 25). It is worth mentioning that both DD and LKK emerged victorious in their previous encounters. DD edged past Chepauk Super Gillies (CSG) in their last game, whereas LKK defeated Ba11sy Trichy (BT) by six wickets.
Adithya Ganesh shined for the Dragons in their win over CSG and played a decent knock of 44 runs off 30 deliveries. Among bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy bagged three wickets for DD in the contest. On the other hand, S Sujay was the standout performer for LKK in their match against BT. Sujay hammered brilliant 72 runs off 59 deliveries. Manimaran Siddharth claimed three wickets for LKK in the first innings.
DD currently sits at the second spot of the TNPL 2023 points table and will eye to reclaim the top spot by defeating Kings on Sunday. Meanwhile, LKK are placed on the third position and will look to sail into the top two.
Pitch report:
The SCF Cricket Ground in Salem is renowned for its favourable conditions for bowlers. In the event of winning the toss, a team would probably opt to bowl first, taking into account the ground’s characteristics and historical records. While the pitch conditions are expected to offer advantages to fast bowlers, spinners are also anticipated to gain significance as the match unfolds.
Head-to-head record (Last 5 matches):
DD won: 04 | LKK won: 01 | No result: 0
Probable XIs:
Dindigul Dragons: Rahul, Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith (wk), Suboth Bhati, S Arun, Adithya Ganesh, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Boopathi Kumar, M Mathivannan, C Sarath Kumar, P Saravana Kumar
Lyca Kovai Kings: J Suresh Kumar (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Ram Arvindh, S Sujay, U Mukilesh, Shahrukh Khan (c), M Mohammed, Manimaran Siddharth, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan
Dream11 Prediction
- Wicketkeepers: Baba Indrajith, J Suresh Kumar
- Batters: Sai Sudharsan (c), Shahrukh Khan, S Sujay, Shivam Singh
- All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, P Saravana Kumar
- Bowlers: Manimaran Siddharth, Varun Chakravarthy (vc), M Mohammed
Squads:
Dindigul Dragons: Rahul, Shivam Singh, Baba Indrajith (wk), Boopathi Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Adithya Ganesh, C Sarath Kumar, Suboth Bhati, M Mathivannan, P Saravana Kumar, S Arun, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vimal Khumar, Advaith Sharma, Affan Khader, Hemanth Kumar, G Kishoor, VP Diran, Rohan Bhutra, ME Tamil Dhileepan, P Vignesh
Lyca Kovai Kings: S Sujay, J Suresh Kumar (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Ram Arvindh, U Mukilesh, Atheeq Ur Rahman, Shahrukh Khan (c), M Mohammed, Manimaran Siddharth, Valliappan Yudheeswaran, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Kiran Akash, R Divakar, P Hemcharan, B Sachin, KM Om Prakash, P Vidyuth
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from June 25, 2023 at 08:31AM Vishwanath Hariharan